Chaeles jackson nesbitt



G. J. NESBITT, Jr. PUZZLE.

No. 563,792. Patented July 14, 1896.

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CHARLES JACKSON NESBITT, JR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,792, dated July 14,1896.

Application filed May 5, 1896.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES JACKSON Nns- BITT, J13, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of New York city, county of New York, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPuzzles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similarletters of reference indicate corresponding arts.

This invention relates to improvements in toys of the class designatedas puzzles, and has for its object to provide a device of this naturewhich, while amusing and apparently simple, will require an operator toexercise considerable patience and skill in its successful manipulation.

The device is of simple construction and inexpensive in manufacture.

The invention will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically setforth in the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 is a sec tional face view of the device on line .r of Fig. 2. Fig. 2is an elevated sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is aninverted cross-sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention there is provided a circular box A, ofwood or metal, having a permanently-fixed transparent top B and having aconvex bottom 0, with a slightly concaved circular area E near thecenter, or this area may be a level surface, if preferred. From thecenter of said bottom (3 is projected inwardly and vertically a spindlea, upon which is pivoted a circular box I), having a closed top and openbottom and having in the wall thereof an aperture 0, extendingthroughout its vertical surface, and near said aperture c a weight (Z,soldered. to the inner surface of the wall. There is also provided onthe inside of box A and secured to the bottom G a circular pen orinclosure e, nearly midway between the walls of box A and pen Z). Thesaid pen e is provided with a plurality of equidistant apertures or openspaces c. There are also provided balls a, preferably four in number, ofdifferent colors, each to be designated by the name of a leadingcandidate for the presidential nomination. The

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object of the game or puzzle is to house the balls a in the pen I).

The pen I) being weighted by d near the aperture c, the said aperturewill never remain in a position coinciding radially with any of theapertures e in the pen c when the box A is being manipulated. The centerof gravity of the weight d being constantly changed by each variation ofthe box A from a horizontal position, the pen 1) makes a correspondingpartial revolution on the spindle c1.

hen the box A is manipulated with the glass or transparent cover 13uppermost, it will be impossible to house the balls (0' in pen I) forthe reason that in order to get the said balls to the aperture 0 the boxA must be tilted so as to carry them over the inclined surface of bottomC. This necessary tilting will cause the weight (Z to partly revolve penb and so carry the aperture 0 to a point opposite the side of the boxtilted.

The operator will, by experiment, learn that the pen is to invert thebox A, so that there will be a level surface and no obstructions betweenthe sides of the box A and the opening to pen I), the walls of pen e notprojecting more than half-way between the bottom O and top B. Eventhenthe puzzle will require considerable patience in its successfulmanipulation, as the weight cl will still cause the pen I; to have acircular movement on the spindle a, but such tendency will be largelyimpeded by the top surface of pen 1) resting on the inner surface of top13 when the box is manipulated in an inverted position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is 1. A puzzle comprising a box withtransparent top, having an interior circular apertured pen, and aspindle projected vertically from the bottom of said box upon which isjournaled an inner circular box or pen with closed top and open bottomwith a lateral aperture and laterally weighted; and balls adapted to behoused within said inner pen or box by the manipulation of the device asa whole in an inverted position, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a puzzle, the combination of a circular box with convex bottom andtransparent top,

the only feasible way to house the balls a in having Within the same anapertured pen and centrally Within said pen a circular box piv otcd upona spindle vertically projected from the bottom, said inner box having asingle lateral aperture; and one or more balls adapted to be housedWithin said inner pen or boX by manipulation of the device in aninverted position, substantially as shown and described.

3. The combination in a puzzle of a box A, with transparent top 13 andconvex bottom 0, and a pen e with apertures e, and an inner pen or boxZ), mounted upon vertical spindle a, the said box Z), having an aperture0 and

